Leonard Yaffe

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, State Teachers College, 1950; Master of Science in Social Svc., Boston University, 1952.

Career

School social worker, Greenwich (Connecticut) Public Schools, 1952-1954; executive director, Orthodox Jewish Children's Home, Cleveland, 1954-1957; executive director, Children's Home Easton (Pennsylvania), 1957-1968; executive director, Our Lady of Providence Children's Center, West Springfield, Massachusetts, 1969-1977; executive director, Vanderheyden Hall, Troy, New York, 1977-1989; consultant on operating and program problems in group care, Lake Worth, Florida, since 1990. Director arts and crafts Young Men’s Christian Association, Greenwich, summers 1953-1954. Program director Camp Indian Head, Pembroke, Massachusetts, summer 1952.

Supervisor activities Burroughs Newsboys Foundation, Boston, assistant program director, 1951-1952, senior section head Agassiz Village, summer 1951.

Achievements

• Leonard Yaffe has been listed as a noteworthy Human services consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member NASW, Academy Certified Social Workers.